copy file from tape drive

[sentmemail]

Hi,
How do i copy contents of remote tape drive which is written by NTBackup, to my computer?
thanks

 

[tahoe2]

Go into system tools and start the backup utility. Start the restore wizard and follow the steps. In NT it's under Admin tools.

Hope this helps,

Corie

 

[sentmemail]

but the tape drive is connected to a remote system ?

 

[tahoe2]

Does this remote tape drive back up your system? If so, go to the remote system and restore the file from there. If not, restore the file to a different place and copy it to your system from there. (use the advanced button on the last screen of the wizard to redirect the file).

Corie

 

[sentmemail]

i am looking for a way to connect to the tape drive from my computer. is it possible?

 

[tahoe2]

Only if the tape drive is shared. try mapping a drive to \\servername\driveletter$ (make sure you use a dollar sign after the tape drive letter, that signifies a default administrative share) and see if that works.

 

[sentmemail]

how do i know the administrative share name of the tape drive?

 

[tahoe2]

just add the dollar sign after the letter.